Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 551

Medical back problems cost in Tennessee, with major complications

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $15,936 per stay at 13 Tennessee hospitals, about the same as the national average of $16,215. That is the 20th highest of 49 states. Half of Tennessee hospitals averaged between $12,583 and $16,350.

Medicare’s name: Medical back problems with MCC (MS-DRG 551)

Tennessee figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $15,936
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $12,583–$16,350
Medicare’s share: $11,46672% of the payment
Average billed charge: $75,447
Hospitals reporting: 13272 stays

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National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $16,215
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $12,790–$17,674
Medicare’s share: $13,31082% of the payment
Average billed charge: $86,481
Hospitals reporting: 4658,932 stays

Hospitals in Tennessee

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Average payment across these 13 hospitals: $15,936National $16,215 · Tennessee $15,936
Median hospital: $13,530
Lowest to highest: $9,643–$25,177
Medicare stays: 272

13 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Medical back problems with MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett, TN · CCN 440228	12	$9,643	41% below the national average	$8,283	$93,767
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · CCN 440091	17	$10,173	37% below the national average	$7,104	$42,368
Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · CCN 440120	13	$11,007	32% below the national average	$9,626	$56,821
Tristar Skyline Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440006	23	$12,583	22% below the national average	$9,936	$147,642
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · CCN 440082	14	$12,914	20% below the national average	$10,600	$36,052
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro, TN · CCN 440053	16	$13,311	18% below the national average	$10,086	$35,394
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · CCN 440048	32	$13,530	17% below the national average	$11,064	$93,645
Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · CCN 440049	28	$13,631	16% below the national average	$11,223	$55,316
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · CCN 440104	13	$15,578	About average	$10,589	$70,091
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN · CCN 440063	17	$16,350	About average	$11,587	$93,426
University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · CCN 440015	22	$18,120	12% above the national average	$11,623	$42,973
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440039	45	$22,723	40% above the national average	$11,851	$94,480
Regional One HealthMemphis, TN · CCN 440152	20	$25,177	55% above the national average	$22,162	$61,442

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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2020: 6,052 stays at 336 hospitals · 2021: 6,369 stays at 360 hospitals · 2022: 7,559 stays at 410 hospitals · 2023: 8,452 stays at 450 hospitals · 2024: 8,932 stays at 465 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Medical back problems with MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$14K	$66K
2021	$15K	$73K
2022	$16K	$77K
2023	$16K	$81K
2024	$16K	$86K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Medical back problems with MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	1	12	$6,304	$6,304–$6,304
Arkansas	2	35	$11,548	$11,539–$11,586
Mississippi	3	51	$11,748	$11,409–$11,965
Louisiana	2	25	$12,015	$11,632–$12,639
Colorado	3	58	$12,369	$12,295–$12,436
South Dakota	1	12	$13,041	$13,041–$13,041
Florida	45	929	$13,098	$11,914–$13,853
Oklahoma	5	111	$13,345	$11,732–$13,360
Iowa	5	100	$13,404	$10,770–$12,881
Kansas	6	144	$13,437	$11,902–$13,469
Utah	2	35	$13,468	$12,772–$14,452
Montana	1	13	$13,490	$13,490–$13,490
Texas	34	615	$13,646	$12,066–$15,023
Ohio	16	298	$13,903	$12,122–$15,349
Missouri	12	227	$14,234	$11,587–$15,860
Idaho	1	20	$14,244	$14,244–$14,244
Kentucky	5	84	$14,367	$11,509–$17,394
Michigan	15	241	$14,472	$13,724–$15,146
Virginia	14	260	$14,531	$11,832–$14,313
Indiana	9	182	$14,538	$12,343–$15,080
Arizona	8	130	$14,614	$12,180–$15,299
South Carolina	7	124	$14,733	$12,128–$16,499
North Dakota	2	40	$14,816	$14,455–$15,487
Illinois	21	408	$14,955	$11,896–$16,347
Pennsylvania	23	454	$14,965	$12,898–$16,135
Minnesota	12	210	$15,100	$12,774–$15,284
Nevada	8	146	$15,154	$13,852–$15,899
West Virginia	1	24	$15,415	$15,415–$15,415
Delaware	1	47	$15,914	$15,914–$15,914
Tennessee	13	272	$15,936	$12,583–$16,350
Alabama	5	86	$16,185	$12,075–$22,003
New Hampshire	5	69	$16,342	$12,484–$15,536
Nebraska	3	65	$16,493	$14,956–$18,351
New Jersey	17	313	$16,689	$15,114–$17,967
North Carolina	13	232	$16,801	$12,486–$17,308
New Mexico	1	13	$17,054	$17,054–$17,054
Washington	9	139	$17,107	$13,928–$18,397
Wisconsin	5	93	$17,108	$12,613–$17,503
Maine	1	23	$17,294	$17,294–$17,294
Massachusetts	19	438	$17,340	$13,660–$19,994
Rhode Island	1	14	$17,894	$17,894–$17,894
Connecticut	6	104	$18,607	$17,236–$19,900
Hawaii	1	26	$18,920	$18,920–$18,920
District of Columbia	1	17	$19,114	$19,114–$19,114
Georgia	9	176	$19,572	$13,634–$17,501
New York	30	776	$20,711	$15,418–$22,670
Oregon	2	24	$20,780	$18,009–$23,551
California	50	867	$20,804	$16,698–$22,060
Maryland	9	150	$25,553	$15,998–$34,725

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.